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Appeal to v o te r s to pay m ore th a n l io se rv ic e


Division, hit out strongly about misrepresentation of Liberal achievements and ideas when she spoke in various parts of the area,


MRS. VERA MacMILLAN, the Liberal Candidate in the Clitlicroe


litis week. “There has been a great deal of misrepresentation as to Liberal strength and


l iberal activities" she declared. “Here are the facts. Since 1959 Liberal party member­ ship has increased five-fold; Socialist party membership has decreased by onc-fifth; the l o e


pons in urban areas, the ing about what Liberal MP's lories show a net gain of 22. had done in Parliament since


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fact, they voted with the Government 86 times, against the . Government 179 times, abstained five times , and


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there were 43 free (non-party) votes. In addition. Liberal MP’s moved 122 motions and amendments of their own and presented six bills. . In by-elections since 1964 the


last four elections the Labour vote has gone down. “Mrs. Mac­ Millan claimed "The biggest drop was last- time when ' a Liberal stood. My Labour oppon­ ent must realise that Liberals are Liberals whether they live in Clitheroe or any other part of the comitry.


Liberal vote has gone up by 0.1 per cent, the Labour vote has gone down by 1.8 per cent, and the Tory vote had increased by 1.1 per cent, "In this constituency in the


"We are not pawns to be


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Mrs. Vera MacMillan, the Liberal candidate is pictured canvassing in 'Whallcy this week. On. the left of the picture is Mr. W. Kinder, Mrs. MacMillan's agent and chairman


of the Division. a whole. Elections are. concerned : shareholder who had invested This industrial partnership


dead events of the distant past.” I Owing hankers


almost, £ 1,000 million to be. repaid by 1970. Much of the blame for this lay with the Tories. They proved their down­ right incompetence by running up a record balance of pay­ ments deficit of £750 million— and just before an election too and then claimed to know


Britain owed foreign bankers


nothing about' it.' After thirteen years they ought to have known.


Labour government tile .econ­ omy had not really been stren- thened: Output rose by only one per cent—the target was 3.8 per cent; prices rose by five ' per cent and wages by nine per cent, and so the inflation spiral


But in eighteen months- of


continued just- as under the Tories.' To tie-fair, the balance of


payments deficit had been-part­ ial}' reduced.'but'only by three Tory-type stop-go budgets and by a ten -per'cent'import sur­ charge which bad, contribute! to the rise in the cost .of. living. .'Why have prices risen? Be­


was distinct both, from Cap­ italism and socialism and was the way to give people a real feeling that they belonged, that they mattered as individ­ uals, and that their produc­ tivity really was important.


ently failed to realise that all their policies would be unwork­ able unless the Government itself was reformed. In many way methods of government


Both tile other parties appar­


was centuries out of date. "Liberals stand alone in


demanding reform of Parlia­ ment itself, a thorough reform of local government structure, replacement of the rating sys­ tem by a site value system which would not penalise house­ holders improving their own property, and an elected system of regional councils.”


Mrs. MacMillan declared:


cause the Labour. Government has failed to can-}’ out these ideas proposed by Liberals,” Mrs. MacMillan, added. "To cut the import surcharge and tar­ iffs: to outlaw price rings: to take positive action against monopolies and restrictive prac­ tices: to promote competition with freedom of choice for the consumer, in both public and private enterprise. More com petition, not Tory take-over bids nor Socialist nationalis­ ation.. is. the-way to.ge.t .Britain moving.-


wanted industrial democracy in practice— it is heartening for them to see the light of Liberal ideas at last. But they did not think legislation necessary to get it working. This means that nothing will happen, except a lot of talk, which; is 'a ll 'one seems, to get from the Labour Party on most occasions. The Tories had .thirteen years to do something about -this, but now' only while in opposition do they seem to realise that' this prob­ lem, like so many others, has


“Last year Labour said they . r.-i


been with us for a .very long j time.”


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The Congregational chapel


at Holden which .in' May this i year will celebrate its 200th' anniversary. The chapel, built in 1766, was originally ma d e to


. accommodate 100 people. iThc pulpit, was at the South end and the singing pew was a little to the. right of- it. There was a large gallery at North end. the minister's


j'house being under the gallery. The‘ first minister‘was the


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ant. TOOTHACHE c u red


was born in Dunsop Bridge


in the closing years of. last cen­ tury, lias a copy of the Adver­ tiser and Times sent each .week to him by his sister, who lives in Monk Street. He cuts cut articles from the paper arid pastes them in a scrap book, and takes particular interest in the weekly 'Jimii'el' articles. Mr. Bond, who lives in


pretended to push it in Billy's face. He jumped back in fright and pulled his own tooth out!


Ontario. Canada.' tells two ex­ cellent stories of his youth' in Dunsop Bridge. He used to live next door to


a world record holder. He broke hts collar bone in 1906, 1907, 1908 and again in 1911 — each time on a Whit Monday. He says that he was taken to Black­ burn to a lady who was a well- known bone setter in those days, old Nancy Cocker.


Mr. Bond believes that lie is


the Reading Room, and one day ran across- to the blacksmith's shop crying with toothache. Old Mr. Waimsley, who used to own the shop said: "I'll cure it for you Billy, and I won't hurt you


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a little bit.” The blacksmith fastened a


Mn WILLIAM - -BOND who ■


piece of wive around the aching tooth and the other end of the wire he fastened firmly in his vice. He then went across-to his


evening at the Boy's Grammar School. There will be a bring and buy sale and a number of side show's run by the boys.


Today there will be an open


and demonstrations : by school departments clubs, and soci-


Also there wil be exhibitions


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twenty years had called I°r rec­ ognition of the' fact that an employee -who had ■ invested his whole livelihood in a firm had just as much right to share profits and decisions as had the


The Liberal Party for the list


"Tories attended to the Greater London Council only, appar­ ently thinking that nowhere else mattered: the Socialist way of appointing boards from Whitehall is dictatorial. People who live in a region know its problems. In the North West particularly there Is a long- overdue need for massive indus­ trial redevelopment, urban renewal, retraining to suit local labour for expanding technolig- ical industries, so making this region one in which people will stay rather than drift south.


Liberal belief in regionalism


and objection to London dic­ tation was the North- West’s strongest bulwark against further depopulation.”


belief that1 a Member of Parlia­ ment's duty is to his or her own constituents and not to a party bloc.


-This is in line with the liberal "Over three million people-1


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S T- PAUL'S ‘B’ became the second Division ‘B’ side


to reach the semi-final ol the Knock-out competition when they unexpectedly defeated their4A’ team 5—1.


Although these matches


are handicapped, it was generally felt that St. Paul's ‘A’ would be too strong for i them, but all credit to the ‘B’ | side who join Calderstones J ‘B’ as giant-killers in the!


Mercer won two games, Fred Steele two and Norman Har­


competition. For St. Paul's 'B', John


greaves one. Ted Thompson scored the


was made for the semi-finals and are as follows: St. Paul’s ‘B’ v. Forden Club ‘A’ (at St. Pauls). Calderstones ’B’ v. Ribblesdale Wanderers 'A1 (at


consolation win for the ‘A’ side. During the match the draw


Calderstones'. Both Division -B’ sides have


been drawn at home against the top two teams in the ’A’ Division. To trv and forecast a result


interesting possibility would be a victory for both ‘B’ sides which would make it an all Division ‘B’ final for the fu'St


neutral table which will be dec­ ided when the finalists are


time ever. The final will be played on a


known. Should Forden and Ribbles-


then St. Paul's would Ule venue. If


the large numbe r for'many j g$S»U»n«t -and St. Paul’s years-demonstrated at the last i


election their ability to think ] d at eiUler Trinity or for themselves and to suport a way of action attuned to the future, not clamped to class struggles of past generations. They as individuals, raised the total Liberal vote in the coun­


lhen lhe mia] would be


Ribblesdale. I t is hoped that the final will be played before Easter.


try so high that nowadays any government is forced to take ac- coirnt of Liberal beliefs. Those votes, like the Liberal votes in this election, were therefore extremely valuable. You can’t get Liberal policy by voting either Tory or Socialist—look at their present records. If you want Liberal Policy, if you want more Liberal M.P's. you must pay more than lip-service—you must have the courage to come out and vote Liberal."


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QUEER medicines used in mediaeval times, to which were attached many superstitions, were described in a very’


informative address given by Mr. T. H. Taft of Clitheroe, to members of Clithcroe Naturalist Society on Thursday week.


,


Manv plants now in use in i century. Primitive tribes asso- mediciiie and others which had ciated themselves, and regarded


fallen out of use were first em­ ployed In magical and religious ritual because of some uncom­ mon or striking quality they


possesed and not because of any medicinal value. The beginning


i ‘ j i i


when association of medicine and healing was with the my­ thological Gods. Water was considered a divine


of this could be seen in Egyp­ tian and Babylonian mythology,


element so the first principle of healing was to wash the patient in i t so as to cleanse both body and soul. Next in importance to water of life was the bread of life, which sprang from the wheat plant, for which Osiris the God of vegetation was res­ ponsible.


their lives as one with the lower animals.


when the blood was drunk and flesh eaten so that the vitality absorbed would magically renew youth and vigour. Other sub­ stances used were moss from the top of a human skull, viper’s flesh and mice.


Some animals became sacred, and others were used in ritual


authority, that even in 1928 a mouse flayed and cooked was given a child in Derbyshire and j the child recovered.


It was stated o n good |


thought to be the tears of the ! which much less was known. Sun God.


martyrs and saints. There were three herbs associated with martyrs and saints, the garlic,


' ..ir. Taft explained that up to the 18th century some 700 herbs were associated with magic, gods, saints and martyrs.


odour and it was thought this might have some magical power which would keep away evil spirits.


leek, and onion. All three had a characteristic


Certain gums and resin.s were ; was known, mto bodies about ! Thus is no longer true because


. substances about which little ^ .


herbs and plants, became asso-1 search since Voltaire’s time, ciated with gods and under pla-1 Mr. Taft ended with a short net-ary Influence, andjatcr with tolk on witchcraft and gave a


From these early practices, j of the intensive study and re­


good explanation on why wit­ ches were supposed to fly. Gone were the days of sorcery,


tile medicine of his time (17th century) consisted of pouring


Voltaire was quoted as saying


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